HOG SHIPMENT.A truckload of pigs ready to be shipped out from Anrique province to Luzon on July 12, 2022. Elma Pena, president of Sibalom Livestock and Poultry Raisers Association (SILPRA), said there is currently minimal demand from Luzon traders.(Photo courtesy of SILPRA) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -Members of the Sibalom Livestock and Poultry Raisers Association (SILPRA) have opened a meat shop at the public market of Sibalom town so they could dispose of their hogs as meat due to the decrease in demand. SILPRA president Elma Pena said in an interview Monday that in the past three weeks, they were not able to ship out hogs to Luzon area due to lack of orders from Luzon including in Batangas province. "Before, we used to ship out 800 to 120 heads of hogs per shipment," she said. She said that SILPRA, which has 490 members most of whom are hog and poultry raisers from Sibalom, used to ship out four to five times a month. In a separate interview, Dr. Marco Ardamil, Antiq
AID FOR HOG RAISERS. The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon has started distributing sentinel piglets in areas that were hit by African swine fever (ASF) in Pampanga province. Agripina Tuazon, Agriculturist II of the DA's Livestock Program, said on Thursday (Aug. 3, 2022) the distribution is geared toward swine repopulation. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture in Central Luzon (DA-3) has distributed sentinel piglets to hog raisers affected by the African swine fever (ASF) in this province. Under the Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) of the DA's National Livestock Program, the recipients were hog raisers from the towns of Apalit, Minalin, and Macabebe. In Apalit, a total of 180 sentinel piglets were distributed to 60 hog raisers while 135 piglets each were received by a total of 90 swine raisers in Minalin and Macabebe. Each hog raiser re
AID FOR HOG RAISERS. The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon has started distributing sentinel piglets and feeds in areas that were hit by African swine fever (ASF) in Tarlac and Zambales. The move is under the Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) of the DA's National Livestock Program. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon (DA-3) regional office here has started distributing sentinel piglets in areas that were affected by African swine fever (ASF) in Central Luzon. The move is under the Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) of the DA's National Livestock Program. Dr. Eduardo L. Lapuz Jr., DA-3 regional technical director for operations and extension, said on Thursday the objective of the program is to help hog raisers revive their source of livelihood which was affected by ASF. &qu
LIVELIHOOD PROJECT. Members of Kryz Culinary Arts and Restaurant Services Institute Farmers Association prepare for the launch of their sow-level swine multiplier and techno-demo farm project in Bingawan, Iloilo on Tuesday (June 21, 2022). The project to be launched on June 27 is a grant from the Agricultural Training Institute as part of the Department of Agriculture's recovery and repopulation plan for the swine industry. (Photo courtesy of Concepcion Carillo) ILOILO CITY - The PHP10-million swine breeder and techno-demo farm that will be built in the municipality of Bingawan in Iloilo is expected to boost the livelihood of small farmers in Barangay Cairohan, who are already into hog production. The project is a grant from the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) under the Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE), part of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) recovery and repopulation plan for the swine industry. "We are one o